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In case you missed it! @GovKathyHochul announcing her and @NYCMayor’s partnership with + POOL! #pluspool #pluspoolny #nyswims

So awesome to see the super talented Amie Cunat in the @nytimes! She designed one of our pool towels back in the day, and it was inspiring to see her work in this article! Read the full story: nytimes.com/2026/01/29/art…

There is a hotel in the southern United States that employs a man whose official job title is Duckmaster. The position exists nowhere else in the world. Twice a day he puts on a red and gold uniform, takes the elevator up to the rooftop, and walks five ducks down to the lobby. They march across a red carpet to a marble fountain in front of the guests, then swim there until evening. The tradition started in 1933 when the hotel’s manager came back from a duck hunting trip with too much whiskey in him and dumped his live decoys in the lobby fountain as a prank. Guests loved it. A few years later, a former circus animal trainer working as a bellman at the hotel volunteered to look after the ducks and taught them to march. The hotel gave him the title of Duckmaster. He kept the job for 50 years. The ducks now live on the rooftop in a marble palace that cost the hotel $200,000 to build, with their own miniature replica of the hotel inside. The hotel’s French restaurant has refused to serve duck on the menu since 1981.

Spend Saturday biking Governors Island with + POOL Community! Visit Billion Oyster Project and enjoy harbor views. Register today: ow.ly/ceCy50YKwSk

The Kwanzan cherry blossoms are now in full bloom in Central Park’s Bridle Path west of the reservoir in New York City Filmed today, April 15, 2026

#PoetryMonth "Mannahatta" from the Walt Whitman Archive. Check it out: whitmanarchive.org/item/ppp.01500…

Get a behind-the-scenes tour of + POOL science on April 17 at 4pm at Brooklyn Army Terminal. Learn about what makes our pool work! Register today: ow.ly/EvEw50YJ4h0

Huge fan of whatever the grandma is doing

The five boroughs are home to at least 47 varieties of cherry and cherry-esque blossoms, 15 varieties of magnolias and 26 varieties of crabapples, according to Parks Department data. Here's where you can find them: thecity.nyc/2026/04/08/spr…

A cover from 1998, by Harry Bliss.

It’s #NationalPublicHealthWeek! Through #HealthyNYC, we’re taking action to ensure New Yorkers live longer, healthier lives, and this past year life expectancy in NYC reached a historic 83 years. Let’s build on this progress for a healthier future: nyc.gov/healthynyc

Don't dump on the Bronx! (or anywhere else, for that matter!) Keep your city clean! We took care of these messes along the roadways and overpasses throughout the Bronx. Dispose of your trash and recycling properly.

One day. Five boroughs. Endless ways to celebrate.   Car-Free Earth Day takes over NYC on April 25, 10AM-4PM. Join us across all five boroughs for free activities, performances, and streets without cars. For locations visit nyc.gov/carfreenyc

Learning how to safely enter a pool is a victory! Register for our learn to swim program here: ow.ly/JMPv50YzScs #bluefish #learntoswim

Would you like to join us at more events like these? Sign up to be a monthly lapper today for as little as $10 a month! pluspool.com/monthlylaps/

Oysters and wine = always a great time! #FBF to our Oyster Tasting event with oyster sommelier Julie Qiu (@InAHalfShell). Huge thanks to Mimi our lovely host, Julie our awesome collaborator + experience curator, and Rutvik from The Wandering Shuckers Co. for the oysters!

Swim team (c. 1960s): Tony Curtis, Walter Matthau, Jerry Stiller (Seinfeld), Estelle Getty (Golden Girls), Keenan Ivory Wayans, and artistic swimmer Dr. Jane Katz! (1964 Olympian)

70 years from now their swim journeys and photos could also be a part of the history of the pool! Learn to swim with us and be a part of history by registering for the April or May session of Bluefish today. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Almost 70 years later, Seward Park Pool still provides the space for swimmers to learn, train, and grow. The young swimmers in our Bluefish program are learning to swim at this historical site every week!

@LanganEngEnv @womensday We love the women of Langan! Grateful to @pluspoolny team members Nicole, Gina and Mimi!

Happy #InternationalWomensDay! On the 115th anniversary, we celebrate he women who work at Langan for embodying the #IWD2026 theme: #GiveToGain. Thank you for contributing your time & knowledge to the betterment of our firm & for helping build a better future for all. @womensday

@JustinBrannan And soon we’ll be swimming in it!

For a city of islands, our relationship with the water has always felt strangely detached—at least in the modern era. We walk or jog beside it, cross over or pass under it. Like a neighbor beyond a fence: so close, yet so far. Part of why I love our ferry system so much.